From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,3ec90d7920bdc8e8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!eweka.nl!lightspeed.eweka.nl!feeder1.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!not-for-mail From: Ludovic Brenta Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada and licensing References: <1190014387.975202.55530@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com> <1190032323.899346.97800@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com> <1190032933.256219.113550@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com> <5l85seF6pc78U1@mid.individual.net> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:01:33 +0200 Message-ID: <87y7f5uhua.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:eWaRUPflTr4sUweTNK36e5x2+zw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Tele2 X-Trace: DXC=GSn:UBdGlSE?BLQ]4UQW?O6`Y6aWje^YJTlGelJJB`2KfR5FZ8SDefJRRU<1eVARhKQ_AFSaa6ikK Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:2001 Date: 2007-09-17T23:01:33+02:00 List-Id: Wiktor Moskwa writes: > On 17.09.2007, Alex R. Mosteo wrote: >> Tomek Wa kuski wrote: >> >>> Yes, but if we mean propertiary as "closed source", we can't use >>> AdaCore GPL compiler and GtkAda bindings. >> >> You can, as long as you don't distribute. GPL builds on copyright law, and >> without distribution ("conveying I think is v3 term?"), it doesn't apply. >> > > Two questions about distribution: > 1. Is using GPL compiler for internal project considered a distribution? No. > 2. What about deployment on internal servers when GNAT GPL is used > for building software for Application Service Providing > (front-end is web application for example). This is not distribution either. -- Ludovic Brenta.